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he said obama is eager to hear about a dispute with china. abe is meeting obama for the first time since he moved back into the prime minister's office two months ago. they are expected to discuss a free trade deal, the alliance between their countries and the push for united nations sanctions on north korea. obama wants to hear abe's take on the dispute over the senkaku islands. japan nationalized the islands in december. china and taiwan claim them. it's in the interest of the obama administration to have the dispute solved in a peaceful manner. prime minister abe is planning to visit russia before the end of the year to meet with the president. when he does another dispute, another issue will be on the agenda. russia control tgs islands and japan claims them. >> translator: this is an important year to build a new relationship. i hope it paves the way for abe's visit. >> mori delivered a letter from abe. putin said he, too, hoped for better things ahead. >> translator: i'm looking forward to meeting with prime minister abe. i hope it will
he said obama is eager to hear about a dispute with china. abe is meeting obama for the first time since he moved back into the prime minister's office two months ago. they are expected to discuss a free trade deal, the alliance between their countries and the push for united nations sanctions on north korea. obama wants to hear abe's take on the dispute over the senkaku islands. japan nationalized the islands in december. china and taiwan claim them. it's in the interest of the obama...
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he says he's going to talk to obama about the u.s.-led negotiations for the transpacific partnership. nations that joined the discussions for the free trade agreement are supposed to in principle eliminate all tariffs, but abe doesn't want to abide by the precondition. abe and obama are expected to share ideas on what to do about north korea. scientists in the country last week carried out their third nuclear test. the leaders are expected to agree to push for a u.n. security council resolution imposing new sanctions on pyongyang. >>> government officials say the prime minister will tell the president that he will implement a bilateral security agreement dating back to 2006. that deal calls for the relocation of the u.s. marine corps futenma air station within the prefecture to a less populated area in the city of nago. >>> u.s. researchers say authorities in north korea may be ready to conduct another underground nuclear test. they have detected more activity at a facility in the country's northeast. a team from johns hopkins univers
he says he's going to talk to obama about the u.s.-led negotiations for the transpacific partnership. nations that joined the discussions for the free trade agreement are supposed to in principle eliminate all tariffs, but abe doesn't want to abide by the precondition. abe and obama are expected to share ideas on what to do about north korea. scientists in the country last week carried out their third nuclear test. the leaders are expected to agree to push for a u.n. security council resolution...
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the only answer is to get together and obama thinks he has them on the ropes and republicans cannot seem to get themselves together. >> we just heard dr. paul say it was the president's idea. wasn't it? >> who cares? it's a bad idea on both sides. it's the blame game. it is the president's responsibility far more than anyone else, particularly a second term president who just won reelection. it's his responsibility to rise above this nonsense. he's not doing it. >> ought to show you something. this was a cover during the mid- 1990's and the speaker of the house complained that he had to exit air force one by the rear door, but that's not the point. the public complained and blamed president clinton, but after a while, his numbers went up and gingrich himself has said that the budget standoff with the single most avoidable mistake as speaker. you can never be sure how these things are going to play. >> the gingrich example is certainly instructive. he was the man of the year for "time" and he plummeted to 16% favorable. that is just a little bit south of donald trump. those are really bad
the only answer is to get together and obama thinks he has them on the ropes and republicans cannot seem to get themselves together. >> we just heard dr. paul say it was the president's idea. wasn't it? >> who cares? it's a bad idea on both sides. it's the blame game. it is the president's responsibility far more than anyone else, particularly a second term president who just won reelection. it's his responsibility to rise above this nonsense. he's not doing it. >> ought to...
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prime minister abe will ask president obama to permit shell gas exports to japan. the two leaders will meet on friday at a summit in washington. japan faces a rising energy shortage. most plants are halted and utilities are depending on thermal power. abe is eager to import shell gas as a new cheaper resource. the u.s. is limiting gas exports to its free trade partners only. that's to avoid pressure on domestic fuel prices. japan must go through a government screening on a case by case basis. the prime minister is busy at home too. he's brainstorming to make japanese industry more competitive. he asked for ideas from panel of business people, academic leaders and cabinet ministers. he want to promote clean energy. the panel gathered on monday night to discuss economic growth in three fields, agriculture, energy and science and technology. >> translator: we see agriculture as a growth sector and will promote it as an energy. >> some members said japan should make it a target to become the world's number three in agriculture production and exports in ten years. the p
prime minister abe will ask president obama to permit shell gas exports to japan. the two leaders will meet on friday at a summit in washington. japan faces a rising energy shortage. most plants are halted and utilities are depending on thermal power. abe is eager to import shell gas as a new cheaper resource. the u.s. is limiting gas exports to its free trade partners only. that's to avoid pressure on domestic fuel prices. japan must go through a government screening on a case by case basis....
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abe and obama agreed to cooperate on another source of concern. they said they'll work through the u.n. secretary council on tougher sanctions in north korea. they have urged leaders in pyongyang to stop the provocation, however, those leaders have already signalled their intentions to defy those warnings. president obama indulged the japan-u.s. alliance the central foundation for allegiance security. abe agreed it worked to their mutual benefit. >>> china's leaders were paying close attention to abe's visit, and they didn't like what they heard. a government spokesperson took issue with another statement on ownership of the senkaku islands. >> translator: no matter what excuses are made, japan can't change the fact that it illegally occupies chinese territory. >> they will urge china's leaders to address the issue correctly. she said they should be able to work to improve bilateral relations. they propose a transpacific free trade agreement. china is outside the negotiations. >> translator: we believe each state should consider the asia pacific r
abe and obama agreed to cooperate on another source of concern. they said they'll work through the u.n. secretary council on tougher sanctions in north korea. they have urged leaders in pyongyang to stop the provocation, however, those leaders have already signalled their intentions to defy those warnings. president obama indulged the japan-u.s. alliance the central foundation for allegiance security. abe agreed it worked to their mutual benefit. >>> china's leaders were paying close...
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president barack obama have met for the first time. they just wrapped up a meeting in washington and touched on everything from the threat posed by north korea to a wide ranging free trade agreement. abe says he and obama agree ed concrete policies and the alliance's future direction. >> translator: i can confidently say the trust and bond in the japan/u.s. alliance are completely restored. >> obviously, japan is one of our closest allies. and the u.s./japan alliance is the central foundation for our regional security and so much of what we do in the pacific region. >> abe said he and obama agreed to take decisive action in response to north korea's missile launches and tests. abe says they'll work together on a new ruz aleutian and tougher sanctions. he also spoke about the east china sea. china and taiwan claim it. he says his administration would respond calmly to china's challenges and noted the u.s.-japan alliance acts as a stabilizing factor. both governments issued a statement on the u.s.-led negotiations for the trans pacific p
president barack obama have met for the first time. they just wrapped up a meeting in washington and touched on everything from the threat posed by north korea to a wide ranging free trade agreement. abe says he and obama agree ed concrete policies and the alliance's future direction. >> translator: i can confidently say the trust and bond in the japan/u.s. alliance are completely restored. >> obviously, japan is one of our closest allies. and the u.s./japan alliance is the central...
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obama signed a new executive order to strengthen cyber defenses. officials said last year that the number of cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure has risen dramatical dramatically. they reported 198 cases in 2011. only nine two years earlier. >>> japanese and chinese officials have not seen eye to eye over the past few months but two diplomats have found some common ground. they agreed to cooperate on the nuclear program in north korea. shinsuke met in beijing with a special envoy for korean peninsula wu dawei. north korean scientists conducted a nuclear test last week. he said the test and rocket launch in december cannot be condoned. he asked chinese officials in pyongyang to exercise greater restraint. >> japan has high expectations for china's role because of its close political and economic ties with the north. >> he said that they agreed to improved communication and cooperation. he said the chinese is taking a stern view of north korea's nuclear program. authorities have given a heroes welcome to people that carried out the test.i
obama signed a new executive order to strengthen cyber defenses. officials said last year that the number of cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure has risen dramatical dramatically. they reported 198 cases in 2011. only nine two years earlier. >>> japanese and chinese officials have not seen eye to eye over the past few months but two diplomats have found some common ground. they agreed to cooperate on the nuclear program in north korea. shinsuke met in beijing with a special...
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president barack obama will deliver the annual state of the union address in just a few hours in washington. he will set out his plans for a second term in office. >> north korea's nuclear plant is likely to top his plan of foreign policy issues, but domestically, he also has a host of policies to address from immigration to climate change to gun legislation. >> note issue will get as much attention as the economy. unemployment is still high and almost 8%, and while there have been some encouraging signs of recovery, many americans are still struggling to get by. >> the noise may be unpleasant, but people here are happy to have jobs. local carpet factories are employed in -- an important employer. delta calls itself the carpet capital of the world. over the years, immigrants have flocked to the city to work in such factories. today, about half the population is hispanic. intel was hit hard by the financial crisis. them in mid 2009, our business was hit with the recession just like everybody else, so we limped along for a couple of years, but now that we are starting to see business slowly g
president barack obama will deliver the annual state of the union address in just a few hours in washington. he will set out his plans for a second term in office. >> north korea's nuclear plant is likely to top his plan of foreign policy issues, but domestically, he also has a host of policies to address from immigration to climate change to gun legislation. >> note issue will get as much attention as the economy. unemployment is still high and almost 8%, and while there have been...
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abe and obama will meet on friday at the white house. japanese government officials say the leaders will discuss the deployment of a second x band radar. u.s. army personnel already operate those systems at an air self-defense force base in northern japan. one government official says the additional system will make it possible to track missiles aimed at japan or the u.s. >>> a north korean diplomat made another kind of threat at the united nations conference on disarmament. he said what he called south korea's erratic behavior would only herald its final destruction. he made the remark in a meeting in geneva. delegates from south korea and the netherlands had criticized the latest nuclear test. the representative from seoul urged the north koreans to halt their nuclear program, saying it's damaging stability on the korean peninsula. the north korean diplomat said authorities there want to bolster their defenses against a possible invasion. his remarks drew immediate criticism. a british delegate said the comments were inappropriate for
abe and obama will meet on friday at the white house. japanese government officials say the leaders will discuss the deployment of a second x band radar. u.s. army personnel already operate those systems at an air self-defense force base in northern japan. one government official says the additional system will make it possible to track missiles aimed at japan or the u.s. >>> a north korean diplomat made another kind of threat at the united nations conference on disarmament. he said...
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president barack obama has to say in his state of the union address. analysts from an international monitoring agency were ready. officials with the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty organization say this test was bigger than the one they tracked four years ago. >> the magnitude of the event, because of the logarithmic scale of increase, is twice as big as it was in 2009. >> the analysts said they measured a seismic event with a magnitude of 4.9 in northeastern north korea. monitors at 23 sites around the world, including australia and antarctica picked up the tremor. the analysts said the event showed what they called clear explosion-like characteristics. they said they're checking to see whether any radioactive substances were released. >>> opposition forces in syria are claiming another victory. they say they've seized a military air base and its arsenal. rebels say they've taken control of the al jarrah air base near the northern city of aleppo. they say they've captured fighter jets and a large number of weapons. they say some of the planes ap
president barack obama has to say in his state of the union address. analysts from an international monitoring agency were ready. officials with the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty organization say this test was bigger than the one they tracked four years ago. >> the magnitude of the event, because of the logarithmic scale of increase, is twice as big as it was in 2009. >> the analysts said they measured a seismic event with a magnitude of 4.9 in northeastern north korea....
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president barack obama. relocating the futenma air station will likely be a key issue for japan/u.s. relations. nhk world, okinawa. >>> people living in spain are upset about what they are reading. what's did the accused say? >> they say but have yet to show proof. people in spain are angry. a corruption scandal, even the prime minister is threatening to derail economic reform. more than ten ruling party executives have been taking kick backs for many years. the publication says the prime minister pocketed as much as $30,000 a year from construction firms and other businesses. he allegedly took the money for a dozen years until 2008. spanish citizens are especially furious as the same government is pressing austerity measures upon them hiking their taxes and cutting public servants pay. opposition parties are demanding the prime minister's resignation. they say he's not fit to be leader as the country faces its fiscal crisis. he's denied the allegations. >> translator: i must reiterate what i said last satur
president barack obama. relocating the futenma air station will likely be a key issue for japan/u.s. relations. nhk world, okinawa. >>> people living in spain are upset about what they are reading. what's did the accused say? >> they say but have yet to show proof. people in spain are angry. a corruption scandal, even the prime minister is threatening to derail economic reform. more than ten ruling party executives have been taking kick backs for many years. the publication says...
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republicans had the obama speech an hour and half or two hours before. it was in some ways the ship passing in the night with the obama speech. but the president did propose something on medicare with entitlements. there were things in the president's speech about reducing government costs. he threw out a bunch of new programs that don't have the chance of a snowball in hell. >> but he said that none of this stuff will add a dime to the deficit. how can he make that claim? >> the state of the union -- you used to watch these things to hear what the president had to say. now you approach it with the idea, what else do they do to show disrespect to the president of the united states? it happened again this time. sitting up there in the gallery at the request of a republican is a guy named ted nugent, who famously said, " barack obama and hillary clinton --" ama- he's a piece of this is a family show. "i will make him stop on my machine gun." this guy is ther at the request of the steve stockman of texas bank. what else will they do? >> apparently he behave
republicans had the obama speech an hour and half or two hours before. it was in some ways the ship passing in the night with the obama speech. but the president did propose something on medicare with entitlements. there were things in the president's speech about reducing government costs. he threw out a bunch of new programs that don't have the chance of a snowball in hell. >> but he said that none of this stuff will add a dime to the deficit. how can he make that claim? >> the...
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a big announcement there by obama. a new trans-atlantic trade agreement. what will it mean for europe, do you think? >> as we heard in your report, it would probably be a significant boost to growth and jobs. people are saying up to 1.5 additional percentage points a year in a growth on both sides of the atlantic, so that this is significant boost. in fact, it would not cost anything except what it cost for all the negotiating teams to sit around the table. they might wind up doing that for quite some time. the fact is this issue has been discussed for some years now. this today was the highest level endorsement we have heard coming from president barack obama, but the fact is the devil is in the details. it has been discussed and often has got hung up on details like farm agreements, for example. the massive foreign lobbying on both sides of the atlantic would surely make things difficult. we know, for example, that the u.s. foreign lobby would like to sell its products in european markets with no limits whatsoever, which means genetically modified crops
a big announcement there by obama. a new trans-atlantic trade agreement. what will it mean for europe, do you think? >> as we heard in your report, it would probably be a significant boost to growth and jobs. people are saying up to 1.5 additional percentage points a year in a growth on both sides of the atlantic, so that this is significant boost. in fact, it would not cost anything except what it cost for all the negotiating teams to sit around the table. they might wind up doing that...
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when you bring people into the system as obama's healthcare does, that his policy. you will not change that with marco rubio's face. >> were you watching when the lights went out at the super bowl? it happens in washington a lot. >> the interruptions in service did not occur inside the building. >> the system worked -- that is what they said after watergate. [laughter] why did the lights go off in the superdome? the power co. said it was a faulty device they installed. in any case, it brings me to the question of infrastructure. a couple of years ago, the world economic forum rated as 23rd, between chile and spain, and apparently we're not getting much better. >> the president has proposed over and over again that we address this, that we tackle this problem now, and we're going nowhere. the budget, the budget, the budget. infrastructure is going to continue to deteriorate. >> the electrical grid, roads, tunnels, mass transportation. if we started work on that, think of all the people we could put to work. >> i think it is even more fundamental than that. cbs pointe
when you bring people into the system as obama's healthcare does, that his policy. you will not change that with marco rubio's face. >> were you watching when the lights went out at the super bowl? it happens in washington a lot. >> the interruptions in service did not occur inside the building. >> the system worked -- that is what they said after watergate. [laughter] why did the lights go off in the superdome? the power co. said it was a faulty device they installed. in any...
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secretary of state hillary clinton says the obama administration opposing any unilateral action. her successor, john kerry, supports that position. >>> rebels in syria are making important strides. it provides electricity to aleppo and other northern cities. the rebels have surrounded a aleppo airport and other places around the country. they launched a major attack. they are vowing to liberate the capital damascus. they are worried civil war may be spilling across the border. it killed 12 people and damaged vehicles taking aid supplies to syria. >>> european authorities are investigating several firms in connection with a meat labeling scandal. food safety regulators are looking into the possibility someone deliberately switched beef for horse meat because it's cheaper to produce. officials in britain and ireland studied frozen lasagnes and hamburgers sold this year in supermarkets. the british regulators found 60% of the meat used in lasagne was from horses, but the products were labeled as 100% beef. they recalled them after tests confirmed they contained horse meat. a french
secretary of state hillary clinton says the obama administration opposing any unilateral action. her successor, john kerry, supports that position. >>> rebels in syria are making important strides. it provides electricity to aleppo and other northern cities. the rebels have surrounded a aleppo airport and other places around the country. they launched a major attack. they are vowing to liberate the capital damascus. they are worried civil war may be spilling across the border. it...
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bush and now by barack obama? soon after he succeeded bush, president obama announced he would not permit torture and would close down the detention camp at guantanamo bay. he also said this -- >> our actions in defense of liberty will be just as our cause. and that we the people will uphold our fundamental values as vigilantly as we protect our security. once again america's moral example must be the bedrock and the beacon of our global leadership. >> four years later, guantanamo not only remains open, but a few days ago, the state department announced it was eliminating the office assigned to close the prison and move its detainees. meanwhile, president obama has stepped up the use of unmanned drones against suspected terrorists abroad. those drone attacks have killed a growing number of civilians and have prompted the united nations to launch an investigation into their legality and the deadly toll on innocent people. >> the central objective of the investigation i'm formally launching this morning is to look a
bush and now by barack obama? soon after he succeeded bush, president obama announced he would not permit torture and would close down the detention camp at guantanamo bay. he also said this -- >> our actions in defense of liberty will be just as our cause. and that we the people will uphold our fundamental values as vigilantly as we protect our security. once again america's moral example must be the bedrock and the beacon of our global leadership. >> four years later, guantanamo...
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pogo also reports that when obama's first s.e.c. chair, mary schapiro, pushed for reform of the money markets business, it was opposed by the two republicans on the commission and one democrat, luis aguilar, who used to be an executive vice president with the money management firm invesco. he came out against schapiro's plan shortly after a meeting with invesco officials. coincidence? aguilar told pogo there's no connection. sure. when president george w. bush was in the white house and named chris cox to run the s.e.c., we screamed like bloody murder because cox had been a partner at a huge global law firm whose client list included deutsche bank and goldman sachs. now obama's pushing his choices through the same revolving door. it's called "regulatory capture." the takeover of government agencies by the very corporations they're supposed to keep an eye on to protect everyone's investments and pensions against abuses of private power. what next? well, stay tuned. in the next few weeks, mary jo white will sit for her confirmation he
pogo also reports that when obama's first s.e.c. chair, mary schapiro, pushed for reform of the money markets business, it was opposed by the two republicans on the commission and one democrat, luis aguilar, who used to be an executive vice president with the money management firm invesco. he came out against schapiro's plan shortly after a meeting with invesco officials. coincidence? aguilar told pogo there's no connection. sure. when president george w. bush was in the white house and named...
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. >> president obama met with u.s. governors earlier today at the white house. he called on congressional republicans to compromise to avoid across-the-board sequester cut scheduled to go no effect on friday. this is 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. i tell you what, i did not know jack was as good as he is. until i heard that rym last night. jack, if you had done that -- jack, if you had done that, i would be introducing you hear. thank you but all, very, very much. you are all much more disciplined than the place that i lived for 36 years up on the hill. you run ahead of schedule. the president is with me. thank you for being here. we have a lot to work on, from fixing a broken immigration system to rebuilding our nation's infrastructure to this new word everyone in america is learning about, "sequester." this town, unlike maybe your capitols, is i hope temporarily frozen and not stopped in intense partisanship, the likes of which i have only seen the last couple of years in my career. but you know, the american people move in different ways. and
. >> president obama met with u.s. governors earlier today at the white house. he called on congressional republicans to compromise to avoid across-the-board sequester cut scheduled to go no effect on friday. this is 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. i tell you what, i did not know jack was as good as he is. until i heard that rym last night. jack, if you had done that -- jack, if you had done that, i would be introducing you hear. thank you but all, very, very much....
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it brought us to grief in vietnam and iraq and may do so again with president obama's cold-blooded use of drones and his seeming indifference to so-called "collateral damage" otherwise known as innocent bystanders. by the standards of slaughter in vietnam the deaths by drone are hardly a blip on the consciousness of official washington. but we have to wonder if each one -- a young boy gathering wood at dawn, unsuspecting of his imminent annihilation, the student picking up the wrong hitchhikers, that tribal elder standing up against fanatics -- doesn't give rise to second thoughts by those judges who prematurely handed our president the nobel prize for peace. better they had kept it on the shelf in hopeful waiting, untarnished. at our website, billmoyers.com, we've added to our extensive coverage of drone warfare and counterterrorism, including an update from last week's guest, vicki divoll, a former legal advisor to the cia. that's all at billmoyers.com. i'll see you there and i'll see you here, next time. ♪ ♪ >>> don't wait a week to get more moyers. visit billmoyers.com for excl
it brought us to grief in vietnam and iraq and may do so again with president obama's cold-blooded use of drones and his seeming indifference to so-called "collateral damage" otherwise known as innocent bystanders. by the standards of slaughter in vietnam the deaths by drone are hardly a blip on the consciousness of official washington. but we have to wonder if each one -- a young boy gathering wood at dawn, unsuspecting of his imminent annihilation, the student picking up the wrong...
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and they pointed to the elevation of barack obama to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. now of course that was -- that was an extremely important moment in the history of our republic. it was a substantial step forward. but the reality is that the election of barack obama has also served to illustrate that in america, there's still some issues of race that we've got to confront. it's interesting because if you look at the election of presidents since the passage of the 1965 voting rights act, it's unprecedented in the aftermath of president obama's election to have seen the level of voter suppression laws and efforts that we were forced to confront in this country. these efforts presumably are based on the thin claim that those who are advancing these laws are trying to guard against fraud. no evidence of fraud but those who are advancing these voter suppression laws, attempting to forward against fraud. but when you look at the record what's fascinating is when richard nixon was elected in 1968, there was no explosion of concern for alleged fraud. he was re-elected in 1
and they pointed to the elevation of barack obama to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. now of course that was -- that was an extremely important moment in the history of our republic. it was a substantial step forward. but the reality is that the election of barack obama has also served to illustrate that in america, there's still some issues of race that we've got to confront. it's interesting because if you look at the election of presidents since the passage of the 1965 voting rights act, it's...
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jefferson wrote his and george washington said 800 words, obama is several thousand. that depresses me. are their younger members of congress to give you hope? >> yes, certainly, the numbers aren't great to but six thirds of that will do a good job that is more than the years when i was there. that is encouraging. john: you have endorsed a few. >> yes comet it is a good start. we do need more but after tostening to a speech likeing that you should be convincedat there will not quit before there is a calamity but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to change their minds but to think in two years we have more members of congress and by and they come to our senses to vote against the largess and bring troops home and a repeal the president fromer manassas -- assassinating citizens and will not happen.but there be a crisis with a decision made by the people right now they're in college we have been maligned but we could solve some problems but right now will not be a gradual but we will have a financial crisis that will be very serious. john: the answer is in the>> the con
jefferson wrote his and george washington said 800 words, obama is several thousand. that depresses me. are their younger members of congress to give you hope? >> yes, certainly, the numbers aren't great to but six thirds of that will do a good job that is more than the years when i was there. that is encouraging. john: you have endorsed a few. >> yes comet it is a good start. we do need more but after tostening to a speech likeing that you should be convincedat there will not quit...
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the only answer here is to get together and obama thinks he has them on the ropes. republicans cannot seem to get it together. >> we just heard dr. rand paul said the sequestration was the president's idea. wasn't it? >> who cares. it's a bad idea on both sides. and the the president's responsibility. this is typical washington. it is the president's responsibility more than anyone else's, particularly a second term president. it's his responsibility to rise above this. he's not doing it. >> i'm not sure you something. this was the cover of "the new york daily news." the speaker of the house complain that he had to exit air force one by the rear door, but this is not the point. the public complained and blamed president clinton, but after a while the numbers went up. gingrich himself said it was the single most avoidable mistake house speaker. you can never be sure how these are going to play. it's a big gamble. >> he was time magazine's man of the year and he plummeted in popular support where he was at 16% favorable. that is just a little bit south of donald trump
the only answer here is to get together and obama thinks he has them on the ropes. republicans cannot seem to get it together. >> we just heard dr. rand paul said the sequestration was the president's idea. wasn't it? >> who cares. it's a bad idea on both sides. and the the president's responsibility. this is typical washington. it is the president's responsibility more than anyone else's, particularly a second term president. it's his responsibility to rise above this. he's not...
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-- of all of the worfirst american ladies from martha washington to michelle obama. ♪ >> if we turn away and the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces bring about the forces. >> obesity in this country is nothing short of their public health crisis. >> i had little antennas that >> i had little antennas that point up
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michelle obama will attend her funeral tomorrow. despite the soul-searching in america following the sandy hook shooting, january was the deadliest month for gun crime in chicago for a decade. we have this report from the city. >> majorette from a chicago high school on a visit to washington for the president's inauguration. in the middle, 15-rolled hadiya pendleton, who had appeared in a video denouncing gun violence. >> this video is informational for you and your future children. >> it was a gun in her life in this chicago part 10 days ago as she sheltered from the rain. the killer apparently mistook her for a rival gang member. >> never in a million years did i think that i would lose my child to a gunshot. she was not that type of kid. >> do you think something can come of it in terms of change? >> my hope is that my daughter's death is not in vain. maybe there are some laws that can be put in place. >> to be quite honest, that is the whole purpose of this interview -- then maybe some things can change. >> right now, it is chan
michelle obama will attend her funeral tomorrow. despite the soul-searching in america following the sandy hook shooting, january was the deadliest month for gun crime in chicago for a decade. we have this report from the city. >> majorette from a chicago high school on a visit to washington for the president's inauguration. in the middle, 15-rolled hadiya pendleton, who had appeared in a video denouncing gun violence. >> this video is informational for you and your future children....
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later that day -- president obama at the white house. later that day, he discussed his economic plan which has been called abenomics. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you for coming. i am delighted to have you here. i am the president of css. i have to share with with you, this is a little story. the more important you are in washington, the worse you are treated when you come to a building. there were six elevators, you could take any one you wanted. but if you're the prime minister of japan, you have to come on the trash elevator. we make you come down to reserve room. that is what it means when you are important. it is called security. we are delighted to have the prime minister here. this is an exciting time for us. we know of his leadership through the years and we are really delighted to have him here. we are excited that he can be with us today. i would especially like to say words of thanks for our colleagues. we are delighted to have you here, a senior advisor to the prime minister is here. the deputy chief and cabinet se
later that day -- president obama at the white house. later that day, he discussed his economic plan which has been called abenomics. this is 45 minutes. [applause] >> thank you for coming. i am delighted to have you here. i am the president of css. i have to share with with you, this is a little story. the more important you are in washington, the worse you are treated when you come to a building. there were six elevators, you could take any one you wanted. but if you're the prime...
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barack obama this week came before america as the most popular kid in class. but he hasn't wooed everyonement republicans seem bent on jamming him on all fronts and off to a quick start. stalling the president's pentagon choice. who's got it about america, him or them? back on march. market on a tear, way up at 14,000. but that schedule add cross-the-board spending cut that seems unthinkable is now assumed. seriously, are we looking at first of march calamity? finally, guns and race. half of white men in america own guns. do you believe it? barack obama lost two-thirds of white men who didn't go to college, first wipeout since walter mondale lost 49 states to 1. can the president ever crack through that? hi, i'm chris matthews. welcome to the show. with us today presidential historian michael beschloss. cook political report amy walter. "the washington post's" henderson and "the new york times"'s david henderhard. have the republicans turn turned up the heat on barack obama now even before he won re-election? we saw in there temporary the defeat of chuck hagel
barack obama this week came before america as the most popular kid in class. but he hasn't wooed everyonement republicans seem bent on jamming him on all fronts and off to a quick start. stalling the president's pentagon choice. who's got it about america, him or them? back on march. market on a tear, way up at 14,000. but that schedule add cross-the-board spending cut that seems unthinkable is now assumed. seriously, are we looking at first of march calamity? finally, guns and race. half of...
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they gave tax increases at the enof the year to president obama -- end of the year to president obama. now it's time for spending cuts. this is a fail-safe way that they're going to get spending cut and they're going to live with them. democrats don't like that discretionary spending will be cut as well. president obama has been warned about the effects on teachers, federal subsidies for teachers on head start on meat inspections. all sorts of domestic functions of government the democrats believe in and that all americans believe in. but the problem is unless you can prove to a public that is pretty skeptical of government those real consequences, it's hard to put effective heat on republicans to say, hey, raise some more taxes. >> john, how long do you think this could last if goes into effect and who would feel most of the impact? >> i don't think it will last all year. i think there will be a deal some time in the spring or early summer. and i think that deal will happen when you get negotiations on entitlement programs between democrats and republicans. republicans will find a wa
they gave tax increases at the enof the year to president obama -- end of the year to president obama. now it's time for spending cuts. this is a fail-safe way that they're going to get spending cut and they're going to live with them. democrats don't like that discretionary spending will be cut as well. president obama has been warned about the effects on teachers, federal subsidies for teachers on head start on meat inspections. all sorts of domestic functions of government the democrats...
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the only thing is they need to together and obama thinks he them on the ropes. republicans cannot get themselves together. >> we just heard dr. rand paul sequestration was the president's idea. >> who cares whose idea it was. it is the president's responsibility. typical off washington. the blame game. it's the president's responsibility, and particularly a second term president who has just won .eelection it is his responsibility to rise above this nonsense. >> i want to show you something. is a cover of a "new york daily news peacoat the speakeker about house comained exiting to the back door. first, the public complaint blameey seemed to president clinton. aftea while, house speaker gingrich''s numbers went down. mostid it was the single mistake. can never be sure how these will play. taking a gamble. >> the gingrich examplis certrtainly instructive. he was "time" of magagazine's mn was atyear and then he littleafavorable, just a on a slow donald trump wednesday. really y bad numbers. he never totally recovered from it. politicalat the heading into this confr
the only thing is they need to together and obama thinks he them on the ropes. republicans cannot get themselves together. >> we just heard dr. rand paul sequestration was the president's idea. >> who cares whose idea it was. it is the president's responsibility. typical off washington. the blame game. it's the president's responsibility, and particularly a second term president who has just won .eelection it is his responsibility to rise above this nonsense. >> i want to show...
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this is not the obama administration, clinton administration. i think it is unfortunate because what the united states stands for is in line with what the arab revolution have been publicly espousing. i think that we have done, and i take responsibility with the government and congress and perhaps the private sector -- we have not done a good job reaching out in a public media way or culturally to explain ourselves. i am always encountering some many conspiracy theories that are made up stuff that the media promotes about the united states that is untrue. our response is nobody will believe it or we cannot contests it. i think we should be in there every single day. i made a point of reaching out to al jazeera. it was relentlessly negative about us. i said that is inaccurate and deeply unfair. their response was, your government never put anybody on al jazeera. i said that is going to change. you cannot expect a change unless you're not willing to get off the bench. that is our fault. we in our efforts to support democracy still are held account
this is not the obama administration, clinton administration. i think it is unfortunate because what the united states stands for is in line with what the arab revolution have been publicly espousing. i think that we have done, and i take responsibility with the government and congress and perhaps the private sector -- we have not done a good job reaching out in a public media way or culturally to explain ourselves. i am always encountering some many conspiracy theories that are made up stuff...
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i'll be joining scott pelley and the rest of the cbs news team for live coverage of president obama's state of union address. be sure to join us for both of those. and we'll see you right here next sunday on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org week after his killing rampage began. the major new >>> our dedication to catching it this killer remains steadfast. >> an ex-la officer still out there. >>> good evening. >>> we begin with breaking news. kpix reporter is in santa clara county east of san jose tonight where a car with two people inside went over a cliff. what can you tell us about it? >> reporter: exactly right, ken, we are on mount hamilton road, that has been chosed for hours after -- closed for hours after this accident. a red corvette was going up the hill and over corrected or spun out and went over the cliff into a deep ravine. apparently this all happened right in front of a motorist who became a victim himself he told us what happened next. >> i pulled over a motorist and asked them to call 911 and i ran
i'll be joining scott pelley and the rest of the cbs news team for live coverage of president obama's state of union address. be sure to join us for both of those. and we'll see you right here next sunday on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org week after his killing rampage began. the major new >>> our dedication to catching it this killer remains steadfast. >> an ex-la officer still out there....
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lou: the obama -- obama propaganda machine insists jobs have never fallen below priority number one despite the president's preoccupation with gun control, comprehensive immigration reform. ed henry has our report. >> well president obama only use the word jobs twice in his inaugural address, his team is now building tuesday's big speech as it continues a major push on the economy. >> you will hear the president's state of the union l1 from him for his plan to create jobs and grow the middle class. the president has viewed the two speeches, the inaugural address the state of the union as 2x in the same plate. >> that has featured lots of scenes with the president focusing instead on gun-control, immigration reform, and other issues. headlines this weekend about the president pivoting back to jobs, of frays republicans say the effort nearly a dozen times since mr. obama first tried to put it back from health care. >> the president spent most of his first term avoiding the issues americans cared about most. what i'm suggesting is you got to the same thing this time around. >> white house offi
lou: the obama -- obama propaganda machine insists jobs have never fallen below priority number one despite the president's preoccupation with gun control, comprehensive immigration reform. ed henry has our report. >> well president obama only use the word jobs twice in his inaugural address, his team is now building tuesday's big speech as it continues a major push on the economy. >> you will hear the president's state of the union l1 from him for his plan to create jobs and grow...
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"the communicators" talks with white house cybersecurity coordinator michael daniel about president obama's executive order issued earlier this month and the increasing number of cyber attacks on the u.s. from china. then a discussion about nuclear weapons in the middle east and america's declining influence in the region. after that we're live with the closing session of the nation's governors' annual winter meeting as they discuss personal responsibility in relation to government policies with their guest, tv's dr. oz. and later the senate returns at 2 eastern following its weeklong presidents' day recess when senator kelly ayotte delivers the annual reading of george washington's farewell address. >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies, and during the revolution while many her mid '40s, she was of considered an enemy by the british who threatened to take her host aage. later she would become our nation's first first lady at age 57. meet martha washington tonight in the first program of c-span's new weekly series, "first ladies: influence and image." we'll visi
"the communicators" talks with white house cybersecurity coordinator michael daniel about president obama's executive order issued earlier this month and the increasing number of cyber attacks on the u.s. from china. then a discussion about nuclear weapons in the middle east and america's declining influence in the region. after that we're live with the closing session of the nation's governors' annual winter meeting as they discuss personal responsibility in relation to government...
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is the obama administration crushing medicare? blog contact gerriwillis.com, but on the right-hand side of the screen and we will share the results of the end of tonight show. next, a new report shows how president obama is going to have to approve the keystone pipeline . will the? will that mean for your bottom line? we will ask gulf oil ceo coming up next. there he is. the boys used double miles from their capital one venture card to fly home orhe big family reunion. you mt be garth's father? hello. mother. mother! traveling is easy with the venture card because you can fly airline anytime. two words. double miles! this guy can act. wanna play dodge rock? oh, you guys! and with double miles you can actuay use, you never miss the fu beard growing conte and go! ♪ win! what's in your wallet? ♪ gerri: well, the stakes are eating a for president obama and his decision on the keystone pipeline. it all comes down to which liberal lobbying group he wants to appease most. the clash of democratic forces on the one hand, environmental
is the obama administration crushing medicare? blog contact gerriwillis.com, but on the right-hand side of the screen and we will share the results of the end of tonight show. next, a new report shows how president obama is going to have to approve the keystone pipeline . will the? will that mean for your bottom line? we will ask gulf oil ceo coming up next. there he is. the boys used double miles from their capital one venture card to fly home orhe big family reunion. you mt be garth's father?...
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it is president obama. it is nothing more than a fig leaf, if you will, for the president's executive an imperial power. it involves the treasury secretary of homeland. we go through the executive departments. nothing more than the president of the united states himself siding is a way. he should do its trade up and boldly, perhaps address it tonight in the city the union. >> all the leaders of the process in every one of the executive agencies are political appointees. in some instances there also senate confirmed and i hope that in the senate confirmations that come up this week and next that we have a chance to keep asking us questions about why there is this giveaway during this second term of the obama administration lou: let me ask you. why is there this giveaway by this president now? >> i believe that he feels unconstrained and feels that he can repay favors that have been done both in the cynical political world. i also noted that bill daley, is former chief of staff and a representative of ron ema
it is president obama. it is nothing more than a fig leaf, if you will, for the president's executive an imperial power. it involves the treasury secretary of homeland. we go through the executive departments. nothing more than the president of the united states himself siding is a way. he should do its trade up and boldly, perhaps address it tonight in the city the union. >> all the leaders of the process in every one of the executive agencies are political appointees. in some instances...
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i will briefly mention the areas in the obama health care. they lawsuit is challenging the taxing power as chief justice roberts invented it. based on where the bill originated, based on how the power is used. we're not out of the woods on the individual mandate but beyond is the mandate tax whatever it is. i call it is unicorn tax. it will never be seen again. the independent payment advisory board of government that makes its own rules and enforces them. the contraceptive mandate, these have got an lot of press lately. you can look at cato's website. the idea that some bureaucracy some exert that understands what needs to be paid for by some taxpayer dollar than what creative desires you may have. not just for churches. my colleague can talk your ear off about an important lawsuit about oklahoma and others about i.r.s. regulations without any authority in obamacare in terms of giving subsidies of people who live in states where the states have declined to set up exchanges. the federal government is setting them up. that has a lot of cops se
i will briefly mention the areas in the obama health care. they lawsuit is challenging the taxing power as chief justice roberts invented it. based on where the bill originated, based on how the power is used. we're not out of the woods on the individual mandate but beyond is the mandate tax whatever it is. i call it is unicorn tax. it will never be seen again. the independent payment advisory board of government that makes its own rules and enforces them. the contraceptive mandate, these have...
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we can't do it. >> president obama 66th minute state of the union address this week, the first in his second term. joining me now with analysis is tony t fratto. michael beschloss is a presidential historian. tony, let me kick it up with you. what do you think? can we get an economic policy that doesn't stress consumers or scare investors, as the president said? >> it's hard. actually in this environment. talk to people about this all the time and try to help them understand what's going on here in washington. really our manufactured crises in a lot of ways but some of them are just structural to our system so, you know, the president talks a lot about republicans bringing things to the brink with things like the debt ceiling, which i've been very vocal about republicans should not try to have that fight on the debt ceiling. but we have a budgeting problem in washington where, you know, the senate can essentially just walk away from the game of doing a budget in washington. that's never happened before. and now it's happened three years in a row. so the only way this system can budget
we can't do it. >> president obama 66th minute state of the union address this week, the first in his second term. joining me now with analysis is tony t fratto. michael beschloss is a presidential historian. tony, let me kick it up with you. what do you think? can we get an economic policy that doesn't stress consumers or scare investors, as the president said? >> it's hard. actually in this environment. talk to people about this all the time and try to help them understand what's...
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is the obama administration crushing medicare? blog contact gerriwillis.com, but on the right-hand side of the screen and we will share the results of the end of tonight show. next, a new report shows how president obama is going to have to approve the keystone pipeline . will the? will that mean for your bottom line? we will ask gulf oil ceo coming up next. there he is. ♪ gerri: well, the stakes are eating a for president obama and his decision on the keystone pipeline. it all comes down to which liberal lobbying group he wants to appease most. the clash of democratic forces on the one hand, environmental groups converged on capitol hill, opposing the pipeline. groups that contributed greatly to its success. on the other hand, unions pushing the president to do just the opposite, hoping the pipeline will create more jobs, not to mention potential cost savings for consumers. joining me now, the ceo of golf will it be great to see you. good to have your michele. to you think the president will go for it when everything is said an
is the obama administration crushing medicare? blog contact gerriwillis.com, but on the right-hand side of the screen and we will share the results of the end of tonight show. next, a new report shows how president obama is going to have to approve the keystone pipeline . will the? will that mean for your bottom line? we will ask gulf oil ceo coming up next. there he is. ♪ gerri: well, the stakes are eating a for president obama and his decision on the keystone pipeline. it all comes down to...
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yesterday president obama blamed republicans for holding up a deal. he was surrounded at the white house by emergency responders that the president said could lose their jobs. >> these cuts are not smart, not fair, they will hurt our economy. >> the president wants to replace the cuts with revenue. house speaker john boehner say the revenue debate is closed. >> republicans are uncomfortable with these cuts, but they want to see spending cuts implemented. >> lawmakers are feeling the pinch. >> the american people are expecting us to be serious about this. >> a new deficit reduction plans he by erskine bowles and alan simpson would cut the deficit by $2.40 trillion over 10 years. >> both camps have got to get out of our comfort zone and make tough decisions. >> lawmakers are likely to call or changes to health care and social security and the tax code. at this point, it looks like we will pit the sequestered for a period of time. >> because those cuts which impact federal agencies, airport security lines could get a lot longer. airports across the count
yesterday president obama blamed republicans for holding up a deal. he was surrounded at the white house by emergency responders that the president said could lose their jobs. >> these cuts are not smart, not fair, they will hurt our economy. >> the president wants to replace the cuts with revenue. house speaker john boehner say the revenue debate is closed. >> republicans are uncomfortable with these cuts, but they want to see spending cuts implemented. >> lawmakers are...
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gerri: president obama pushing for a higher minimum wage. i will break down how his latest plan is just another job killer from this white house. and we will get one small business owners take. stay wt us. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? weanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on sit attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. emens. answers. to find you a great deal, even if it's not with us. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented that. it's like a sauna in here. helping you save, even if it's not with us -- now, that's progressive! call or click today. mas pantalones! gerri: breaking news for you tonight. the predators of the bankrupt american airlines has approved the 11 billion-dollar merger with u.s. airways credit up to the boards of both companies to approve the d
gerri: president obama pushing for a higher minimum wage. i will break down how his latest plan is just another job killer from this white house. and we will get one small business owners take. stay wt us. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? weanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on sit attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas...
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when obama states something, don't let him win the target. you stand on your platformment we're not doing that. lou: what is the deficiency here? i mean, the guy's, you know, the people around here -- some are bright guys. >> i think you make the opposite argument in the last election, lou. they have no narrative, no argument for economic growth, job creation, stimulating the economy, and offering growth, hope, and opportunity. lou: they don't have a response to class warfare rhetoric. >> that's it. they did pass a bill dealing with the budget, many things, harry reid hasn't, but the message is not out there. we have a narrative, but we don't have the leadership. >> i think -- i know boehner -- president had 72 # hours straight of golf. believe that's everything that you would create with the elite, the 1%, i mean, -- lou: great point. >> training from golf instructors and not from economists, even though we're in the tank. deficit, no job creation, stagnant economy, nothing going on with the economy. we're spending time working on the golf g
when obama states something, don't let him win the target. you stand on your platformment we're not doing that. lou: what is the deficiency here? i mean, the guy's, you know, the people around here -- some are bright guys. >> i think you make the opposite argument in the last election, lou. they have no narrative, no argument for economic growth, job creation, stimulating the economy, and offering growth, hope, and opportunity. lou: they don't have a response to class warfare rhetoric....
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obama reached out to speaker boehner and mitch mcconnell today. there's no progress. this is all a p.r. game at this point. >> neil: then republicans have calculated, whatever the risk, it's worth it. >> they have to pick their fights with obama and decided not to pick a fight, at least not yet, on the debt limit. that it will be this summer's battle, and the government shutdown. the government is funded through march 27th. so, republican leaders too not want to shut the government down. so here it's an easy one they can pick a fight because if they do nothing, they get $1.2 trillion in cuts. they don't really have to too anything. it's in the law that president obama himself signed. >> neil: i'm wondering with all the fear tactics, we're going to be eating horse meat and -- mental patients on the street and people will realize, none of this stuff came to pass. none of the end of the world scenarios happened. maybe it could be boy who cried above moment and people will say, wait a minute. >> that's right. that you can cut a significant amount from the budget and nothi
obama reached out to speaker boehner and mitch mcconnell today. there's no progress. this is all a p.r. game at this point. >> neil: then republicans have calculated, whatever the risk, it's worth it. >> they have to pick their fights with obama and decided not to pick a fight, at least not yet, on the debt limit. that it will be this summer's battle, and the government shutdown. the government is funded through march 27th. so, republican leaders too not want to shut the government...